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BRION, J.:
This is a petition for prohibition and mandamus to
enjoin the public respondents from evicting the individual
petitioners as well as the petitioner-associationsÊ members
from their dwellings in the cities of San Juan, Navotas and
Quezon without any court order, and to compel the
respondents to afford them judicial process prior to
evictions and demolitions. The petition primarily seeks to
declare as unconstitutional Section 28(a) and (b) of
Republic Act No. 7279 (RA 7279), otherwise known as
Urban Development Housing Act, which authorizes
evictions and demolitions under certain circumstances
without any court order.
The Factual Antecedents
The members of petitioners Kalipunan ng Damayang
Mahihirap, Inc. and Corazon de Jesus HomeownersÊ
Association as well as the individual petitioners, Fernando
Sevilla, Estrelieta Bagasbas, Jocy Lopez, Elvira Vidol and
Delia Frayres, were/are occupying parcels of land owned by
and located in the cities of San Juan, Navotas and Quezon
(collectively, the LGUs[1]). These LGUs sent the petitioners
notices of eviction and demolition pursuant to Section 28(a)
and (b) of RA 7279 in order to give way to the
implementation and construction
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[2] Such as the construction of city hall, roads and public school. (See
Annexes D to F, and 1 to 3).
[3] Rollo, pp. 10-11; and Annexes D to G.
[4] Id., at p. 4.
[5] Id., at pp. 6-7, 10-11.
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[10] Mayor GomezÊ Comment to the Petition, pp. 5-8.
[11] Mayor BautistaÊs Comment to the Petition, pp. 2-6.
[12] DILG Secretary and the General Manager of the NHAÊs Comment
to the Petition, pp. 13-49.
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The Issues
This case presents to us the following issues:
(1) Whether the petition should be dismissed for
serious procedural defects; and
(a) Whether the petitioners violated the principle
of hierarchy of courts;
(b) Whether the petitioners correctly availed
themselves of a petition for prohibition and
mandamus;
(2) Whether Section 28(a) and (b) of RA 7279 are
violative of Sections 1 and 6, Article 3 of the 1987
Constitution.
The CourtÊs Ruling
We dismiss the petition.
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[13] Bañez, Jr. v. Concepcion, G.R. No. 159508, August 29, 2012, 679
SCRA 237; Dacudao v. Secretary Raul Gonzales, G.R. No. 188056,
January 8, 2013, 688 SCRA 109, 115-118.
[14] RULES OF COURT, Rule 65, Section 2.
[15] David v. Rivera, 464 Phil. 1006, 1017-1018; 420 SCRA 90, 100
(2004).
[16] RULES OF COURT, Rule 65, Section 3.
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[17] Marcelo, Jr. v. Villordon, G.R. No. 173081, December 15, 2010, 638
SCRA 557, 564-565.
[18] Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation v. Philippine
Gaming Jurisdiction, Incorporated, 604 Phil. 547, 553; 586 SCRA 658,
664 (2009).
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[19] Espiridion v. Court of Appeals, 523 Phil. 664, 668; 490 SCRA 273,
277 (2006), citing Codilla, Sr. v. De Venecia, 442 Phil. 139; 393 SCRA 639
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(2002).
[20] Doran v. Luczon, Jr., 534 Phil. 198, 204-205; 503 SCRA 106, 112
(2006).
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law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws.
Section 6, Article 3 of the 1987 Constitution provides:
Section 6. The liberty of abode and of changing the same within the limits
prescribed by law shall not be impaired except upon lawful order of the court.
Neither shall the right to travel be impaired except in the interest of national
security, public safety, or public health, as may be provided by law.
[25] G.R. No. 138823, 587 Phil. 152, 161; 565 SCRA 379, 391-392 (2008).
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[27] Unilever Philippines, Inc. v. Tan, G.R. No. 179367, January 29,
2014, 715 SCRA 36.
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